![]() Los Angeles Times | Getting the family involved may help obese kids lose weight Los Angeles Times Some studies find that obese children can have symptoms normally associated with adult obesity, such as high blood pressure and cholesterol. Others suggest that overweight kids often turn into overweight adults. Involving parents in weight loss efforts ... Should Parents Lose Custody Of Super Obese Kids? AHA: Childhood obesity needs to focus on the family unit |
![]() Daily Mail | Growing up fat is no fun: Childhood obesity is on the rise and parents ... Daily Mail Apart from all the social and emotional problems of being a fat kid, health risks also abound. Childhood and teenage obesity is dangerously on the rise throughout the country. In addition to the risk of early death, obese teenagers are also at an ... |
![]() SunLive (blog) | Does exercise help you lose weight? SunLive (blog) If we're carrying some weight, we are made to feel guilty if we don't exercise. Then, if we exercise and don't lose weight, we feel that something's wrong with us. The same false messages are given to overweight children. Science is now providing some ... |
![]() Mirror.co.uk | Real life: I tried to binge eat to get a gastric bypass but have now lost six ... Mirror.co.uk “I was always a chubby kid with a little spare tyre around my middle. “I had a fantastic childhood with loving parents. My brother was as skinny as a beanpole and could put away twice as much as me but never seemed to put on weight. “As I was the fat ... Gastric Bypass 'is not a cosmetic surgery' |
Who is obese? Cincinnati.com ... that child to be obese during adolescence. To complicate things even more, the body may trick itself into sabotaging efforts to lose weight. Preliminary research by an Australian researcher, Dr. Joseph Prioetto, suggests weight loss can put trigger ... |
How Can We Help Our Obese Child Lose Weight? Patch.com Those facts are pretty staggering, yet nearly every one of us knows a child who is struggling with a weight issue. There is plenty of information readily available to help families get their overweight children on a healthier track, but it certainly ... |
![]() Los Angeles Times | Does Shaming Children Help Them Lose Weight? EmpowHer In the last week there has been attention and controversy about an ad campaign targeting obese children in Georgia. The ad campaign is called “Stop Sugarcoating It, Georgia.” The ad campaign features children who are obese talking openly about the ... Obesity: At a loss to lose the gain Why can't the US make any progress in the fight against obesity? Obesity Rates Plateau, So at Least We're Not Getting Any Fatter |
Obesity epidemic strikes US pets CNN Fifty-three percent of adult dogs and 55% of cats were classified as overweight or obese by their veterinarians. "I didn't notice the weight creeping on -- it was like all of a sudden he was just this fat dog," Stevens said as she and Dodger visited ... |
Weight loss is key in fighting type 2 diabetes San Francisco Chronicle Carlo Allegri / AP Paula Deen, who has an endorsement deal with a drugmaker, has made no mention of weight loss. Nutrition and public policy expert Marion Nestle answers readers' questions in this monthly column written exclusively for The Chronicle. |
Janice and Adam Bridge in their heavier days. Source: The Australian The Australian < Prev of 2 Next > For 15 years, Joseph Proietto has been helping people lose weight. When these obese patients arrive at his weight-loss clinic in Melbourne they are determined to slim down. And most of the time, he says, they do just that. |